Murray Hill is best known for its post-college crowd – but when it comes to decent restaurants, it’s seriously lacking. It’s finally seen salvation with the new restaurant by chef April Bloomfield, top chef of Spotted Pig and The Breslin fame. Bloomfield’s newest hotspot Salvation Taco has come in to save the day, and Murray […]

Diablo Royale, a tiny but very popular Mexican restaurant on West 10th Street in the West Village, was a dining roller coaster! It had a really great, young crowd, but our dining experience was extremely uneven. One Magpie ordered the chicken quesadilla – which was good…really, really good! As were the fab steak tacos! Another Magpie went with the fish tacos.. […]

Teqa is a new Mexican hotspot on Third Avenue near 31st Street. It’s very unique to the area, because it feels almost like a restaurant downtown that’s been transplanted to Murray Hill. With its cool decor and trendy scene, it’s a welcome addition to the neighborhood. We decided to have some drinks and appetizers there […]

There are few things we Magpies like better than margaritas and guacamole. We’re always on the hunt for great versions of both. So imagine our surprise when we were at Dos Caminos recently (we’ve been to all of the locations dozens of times) and tried literally the best margarita we’ve ever had. Drum roll please…introducing […]